This 80s Top 10 Will Make You Wonder What Happened to Music? | Professor Of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What are your picks for the greatest single and album for 1982?

[@AlexanderLaurence]

anything by Roxy Music, Kate Bush, or The Cure

[@bigneon_glitter]

Single: Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle Album: INXS _Shabooh Shoobah_

[@alecbilicki8520]

Greatest single: The Motels’ Only the Lonely Greatest album: Michael Jackson’s Thriller

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Thriller by Michael Jackson from late 1982 and American Fool by John Mellencamp from early 1982. “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League is THE BEST. One of my favorite songs, period.

[@alecbilicki8520]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 YES!

[@thekevindeucey]

The funny thing about growing up in the 80s is even the songs you weren't really that into at the time, you look back and appreciate them.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's so true.

[@MrM-u3h]

Yes, like yacht rock. Boring adult music as a kid but now I'm an adult and love it!

[@Elwaves2925]

I agree. I've never been a fan of Soft Cell or Human League but there's no denying the impact and popularity of their songs.

[@stephenbrown4211]

I was very much a metalhead back then, although I liked some, let’s say lesser rockier stuff. Now I will listen to anything, punk ska rock pop soul as it’s so much better than anything today

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Definitely. Y’all 80s kids are very lucky!

[@wielandba]

Tainted Love! I was in 6th grade when it came out. Six years later, after graduating high school, I got to travel in Europe on my own. I was on an overnight ferry from Italy to Greece crowded with young people from all over speaking dozens of languages. All of a sudden, under a starry Adriatic sky, someone started playing Tainted Love, and everyone started singing and *stomp* *stomp*-ing along. It didn't matter who you were, where you were from or what language you spoke. All that mattered was being together and this song. It was the first time I really felt the power of music to unite people and I'll never forget it.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

That is awesome!!! What a great feeling & what a great memory! 😁

[@heatherknopp3723]

That's and awesome story!

[@CrazyArt-r5e]

Great story!

[@kierstenridgway4634]

What a cool story!! Thanks for sharing. ❤️✌️

[@tnmusicman1971]

The universal language of music.

[@EluraCorenBooks]

The moment I knew I hadn't gone completely wrong in how I raised my kids: youngest son was out riding his bicycle (~8 years ago), saw a person jogging who looked to be seriously struggling. Kid pulled up Eye of the Tiger on his phone, rode beside the jogger blasting the song. He said the guy picked up his pace and made it all the way to the end of the song with a huge smile on his face. Said it gave him the boost he needed to finish his run. :)

[@zitabraun1176]

Great story

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Outstanding.

[@heatherknopp3723]

Raisin' 'em right!

[@lesliemcculloch1590]

That’s so cute! 🥰

[@BougieBigE]

Awesome.

[@JT-1969]

The 70’s and 80’s were by far the best decades for music. Music today just can’t compare, Case in point, most advertisement today uses music from the 70’s and 80’s. Something I miss in current music is key changes, they just aren’t done. Glad I grew up in these decades, they were and will always be the best!

[@jonathanlund590]

Today bands just use melody line's that they borrowed from bands from that era and with computers SMH

[@CaptHiltz]

Speaking as a musician and songwriter who has been doing both for over 40 years, the Pop, Rap and Hip Hop of the last few years is diluted because of the major record labels. In the history of the record business for every gem the labels put out there were several turds they also released. They did well mainly because of dumb luck and oversaturated radio play. Music has now fragmented as we know because of streaming. Rock bands only make about 7 or 8% of most listened to songs on Spotify. Spotify is all label music and they are dropping the ball. The really good music is on Bandcamp and similar sites, on the band's websites and KZbin. You have to look for it unlike in the past when it was easier to find. Every decade has had both gems and garbage and that is 100% fact. In that matter nothing has really changed.

[@whodidit99]

And time changes. Every song sounds the same.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

The crap produced today is all written to 4 chords, in the same key, to the same length and with lyrics by the same Scandinavian/Swiss companies (Think Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Katy Perry). The "artists" just have it all handed to them, and their dimwitted audience doesn't know the difference. It's utterly devoid of any character whatsoever.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

​@whodidit99, You do know that it's a sign that we're getting old, right? 😂😂😂

[@Blake-l8g]

...and the smell of reefer filled the air everywhere you went. We've gone from a carefree, stress-free life to a stress-induced chaos. "How far we've fallen" indeed.

[@Noneya2023]

My younger millennial nephews are totally in to the 80’s. They love how original everything was! Music, movies, fashion…. My proudest accomplishment is their appreciation of an amazing time in pop culture. 👏👏👏

[@AI_Surfer]

I was 20 years old in 1982, and I worked during the day, went to college at night, and surfing, arcades, and riding my motorcycle on the weekends. It was a great time to be alive!

[@jaray7710]

Me too. College all day and working at night. And going to a different club almost every night. If I could go back in time 82 might be my choice of years.

[@davemack7577]

It's still a great time to be alive!

[@williamprobus7386]

Sounds like it 👍

[@lindadianakohler7880]

Casey Casem used to come to the state park I worked at as Santa's elf and always ganded out cassettes and then cds of upcoming groups. He gave me an original copy of Firehouse's first album. Miss him dearly. Love all the memories you invoke with your channel.😊

[@VictorGarcia16]

In 1982 I was installing a car stereo in my 1967 chevy Camaro. I had a really hard time connecting the wires. Finally, when I connect them right the song Don't You Want Me came on. I always remember this song for success in installing a car stereo.

[@EricJohnson-li3uj]

What's great about that top ten list is how many different genres of music are there. Funk, country, new wave and straight up rock. So much diversity!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s what I love the best about the 80s!

[@cosmicvixxonalice6795]

This decade there was always good stuff for any mood.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Yes. Today, you only have two genres: crap and crappier. ;)

[@shawnkane4710]

It seemed so especially in the early 1980's. There was so much musical experimentation at the time not to mention some of the greats from the 60s and 70s were still making music.

[@angelicamichelle1646]

We or most of us are so much more open minded than all of the next few generations now. Yeah there were a lot of misogynist comedians gay people mixed race we didn't care but today now they just want to cancel everybody and they don't even cancel the right ones it's pathetic

[@PatrickRosenbalm]

I was 17 in 82. Great time to be a teenager.

[@bridgetmcghee6371]

Me too!

[@mikeweizer3149]

​@@bridgetmcghee6371They had some good cars in 1982 too.But if your into wheels there's nothing like the 60s!!!!.

[@louisb5563]

Me 'Three"...boy, was I glad when I graduated in '83!!!

[@leskobrandon691]

Me too!!

[@kevindittler6524]

@@mikeweizer3149have several & and still need more!!🤣🤣🤣🎉😎

[@mrjmorovis]

I loved that "Don't You Want Me" told the complete story from beginning to end of a relationship by both people. The good, bad and the ugly.

[@debbieomi]

My then best friend performed an interpretive dance to that song for her talent entry in our local "Miss" contest. She won the talent portion but didn't get the crown.

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

I love that track. Human League was pretty awesome.

[@DestinyKiller]

​@@St.Linguini_of_Pestothe Todd in the Shadows Trainwreckords episode on them made me sad. Especially that quote from their interview when the interviewer asked if they even liked it and their answer was "I have to, it's all I have" Oooouch

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

ouch is Right! Dang!

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

I love that song!

[@kennethweser]

Oh man! The 80s! Never be another decade of music like it again. And it didn't matter what genre it came from, I soaked it ALL up! From 8 to 18, I was into it all!!

[@kellyalves756]

Asia was so underrated. I always thought their sound was haunting.

[@kellyalves756]

38 Special

[@hkonhelgesen]

Asia might be the first power metal band.

[@EdRyba]

Yeah! They were great!

[@heatherknopp3723]

Very Atmospheric!

[@tag1462]

Ebony and Ivory has a personal meaning for me. You see, back in April of '82 I married a Black woman. Everybody, and I mean everybody, on both sides questioned it. But we were young and in love. So that song came out at the right time. Things eventually didn't work out and race wasn't issue. But I did get a very beautiful daughter.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Good for you! 👍

[@wendyladybug355laurie4]

Sorry It Didn't Work Out, But Congratulations On Your Beautiful Daughter !!!! Many PRAYER'SNLUV 👼👼💝💝🕊️🕊️🌠🌌🌺🌺

[@tag1462]

@@wendyladybug355laurie4 Thank you!

[@MrGenexxx]

Does your daughter consider herself black, white or mixed or does it depend on certain situations? I always wondered about those things.

[@ryanparker4996]

@@MrGenexxx probably identifies as black. Pride in whiteness isnt in vogue at the moment. Being racist against white people is pretty common, why would a mixed race person choose to identify with that part? It would be pretty brave of them if they did tbh

[@mattrasbury7539]

I hate to be cheesy but this channel is a godsend. Thank you so much for the dedication and effort you put into this. Awesome man 👍

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks you Matt! Means a lot.

[@RBS_]

....nuthin' cheesy HERE, Man! ...If you were THERE, you GET this channel....

[@Hidyman]

@@RBS_ True.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

@@ProfessorofRock Love your channel, Adam!! You'd have a lot of people sayin' "OHHH!!" if ya mentioned that singer Jeff Bickler that sang "Eye of the Tiger" is the singer in those hilarious "Bud Light-Real Men of Genius" radio and tv commercials of the late 90's - 2000's. God bless!!

[@iam1982]

@@ProfessorofRock - Well-deserved, high praise! - I end my every evening with a heavy dose of Professor of Rock and imbibe all the passion, knowledge, light-hearted joy and love of the best artists and the best songs. Much Thanks and Cheers!

[@thomasbrown3206]

The comparison of the top ten of 1982 to the current top ten truly shows how far we have fallen as the Professor of Rock says here. We are rapidly racing toward the total fulfillment of the prophetic song "The Day The Music Died"😢 How blessed and lucky I was to be young in the '80's!!🙏

[@iam1982]

I'm right there with you Thomas! Every tune in the top 10 was iconoclastic and still is 40 years later; and that includes most of the songs outside the top 10 as well and expanding into the alternative world of a myriad of unheard gems. Cheers!

[@brandonzilka1274]

I couldn't agree more!

[@szewei85]

Haha well said

[@James-wj8eq]

Only if your listening habits are glued to commercial bullshit Even in 1982, I steered away from any commercially driven pop chart.

[@bethdeangardner111]

peaks and valleys

[@geoffedmonds6507]

38 Special still one of the most underrated bands and love em hard today just as much!!

[@easyenetwork2023]

I did not know them. More of Skynyrd and Eagles fan. Love original lineup of Eagles.

[@Johnnynix52]

They were really good and their music has aged very well. I've learned to appreciate them more as the years go by.

[@billgabe9290]

Fantastic live band! You feel Back On the Track in your bones.

[@pyrodiscoflash6115]

80s is The Definition of Lighting in a Bottle it All came Together for The Entire Decade, Timeless Timing

[@bluedoggraphics1743]

I soooooo miss the 80's.

[@delandabarber5740]

Me too, want a great time to be a teen!!

[@carolharris2357]

And SNL was funny.

[@jenscee7679]

The UK charts in the early 80s were filled with superb British new wave and synth acts such as Human League, ABC, Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, Yazoo, OMD, Duran Duran, Ultravox, Talk Talk, The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees to name a few off the top of my head. Add in Bowie, The Jam, Genesis, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Kate Bush etc and it was an amazing time. They all experimented with so many new sounds. Modern music is just boring to me.

[@opietwoep1247]

‘82 was when I got into Adam Ant another great 80s star

[@jenscee7679]

@@opietwoep1247 indeed, I’m an Antfan and have seen him play live several times. Like his punk stuff best though.

[@Captureman]

Don’t forget Madness.

[@clydekimsey7503]

Yes, post 90s music is either boring or annoying

[@ct4074]

So true. This proves once again that true music from the 60's, 70's, and 80 was created by true talent and not the monotonous rap crap from canned computer noise you hear today created by the same rotting brains of the Cult of Latter Day Woke...

[@jimmbear3998]

I was in the 7th grade in 1982 and for me probably the most influential song and album of that time was the song Hungry Like the Wolf and album Rio by Duran Duran. It had one of the best most memorable music videos ever and is one of my go to songs when I sing Karaoke in public. It opened my world to bands from Europe and new wave alternative music along with Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Human League, and others. Special mention to Yazoo’s Don’t Go, Alison Moyet’s voice is phenomenal and Yazoo was like that very original and cool band that never got super big but if someone liked them you knew they had good taste in music.

[@porchviewfarm2471]

Me too

[@Dancestar1981]

I was 1 in 1982

[@W81Researcher]

Rio was 1983? Hungry was 83.

[@robertwadas]

Why did Ebony and Ivory go away ? Don't you want me baby?... the top 2 played on the top of every hour on B96 Chicago

[@USCTrojan2013]

Bronski Beat, Midge Ure/Ultravox/U2/Icehouse/Soft Cell/Simple Minds/XTC/X/Television/Magazine/Bowie/The Smiths/Siouxsie & The Banshees/The The/Tears For Fears/A-Ha etc!

[@phranerphamily]

I graduated in 1982 and we had our reunion today. I come home and see your hit song redux was from 82 😊❤️🥰

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You’re so damn lucky!

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

What an amazing decade of music. So glad I experienced it all first hand!

[@jimmyparris9892]

I'm glad we live in an age where we can watch or listen to anything we want at any time we want, but there is nothing like being a teen when the 1980's unfolded. The Purple Rain movie and soundtrack just blew me away. Then Prince and Michael Jackson going head to head at the award show, WOW! Then the movies. Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, All the Brat Pack stuff. Schwartzenegger and Stallone. Eddie Murphy. Not everything about the 80's was great, but the entertainment can't be matched today. That's why all Hollywood does is remakes.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Yes! To all of that! Lol.

[@akflute]

My entire high school and college times have a soundtrack of all the 80's songs that were put out. Best decade of music ever, with the 70's very close behind.

[@djpanebouef9939]

I was in my junior year of high school in 1982, one of the best years of my life. Of course I didn't realize at the time how I would look back and see what great fun I had that year. Everything was just fun, my first year as a cheerleader, my best academic year, and of course the super amazing prom where I danced all night laughed and joked with my friends and we were just carefree and happy. I cannot tell you the flashbacks these songs gave me. I still know every word though some I haven't heard for a while, they were the soundtrack to one of the best years of my life.

[@Fiona2254]

1982 is the year I graduated HS… 40 years already and the music was absolutely banging!!!

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

Me too!!!

[@Shay_-cq2cl]

Ditto

[@hivac]

Let’s hear it for the class of 82! And yes, the music was good.

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

@@hivac 🎉🎊🎉

[@greytmom2008]

Me too!

[@johnathansaegal3156]

There's no way you cannot smile when "Let it Whip" starts playing.

[@dunhill1]

I was at Wallace Middle School, Charleston, SC and in the gym watching a talent contest; suddenly Let it Whip begins, that slow winding up synth...from stage left, out come the dancers in their matching sequence outfits and do the entire song choreographed robot dancing style. The whole gym erupted, not only because we've never seen robot dancing before, we never heart Let It Whip before. We went nuts and after school raced to our local Turtles music store to find out who did that song. Since we didn't know the title, we tried singing it to the employee; he immediately knew what we were referring to, pointed to the cardboard display right next to the register and we all snatched up our own 45 rpm single. I must have played it to death that night and all week. I'll never forget that exciting day in 1982.

[@evolv.e]

40 years. Where did the time go?! Excellent top ten - Still love Human League and all of the other top ten songs after all these years. I look forward to more weekly 40 year throwbacks!

[@RebeccaGallin]

My husband and I were newlyweds in 82. He would call my office and when I answered he would sing 'Beckydanaaaa Beckydanaaa' He always made me laugh with silly stuff like that. I miss him 😂 Great memories ty!

[@lorir6741]

Much better than my late husband's calling me Loreekamo. It's funny how music brings back memories.

[@Heykittygirrrl]

Your 'lightbulb moment' with Eye of The Tiger - that's what Bohemian Rhapsody does to me 🤣👌

[@cammygram1]

Best year of my life!! As a 22 year old dancing in clubs everywhere this music brings those awesome songs back with a big smile.

[@MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Amen! It was a fantastic year!

[@suedesilets5660]

I definitely share your sentiment. We had it so good!

[@randykirkland3927]

I was 22 too ! Dancing in all the clubs ….. unfortunately there’s nothing to dance to with today’s sorry music.

[@babagandu]

@@randykirkland3927 I dance in the dark

[@jenniferRainwater]

Same age here, too! That was a very good year! Cheers!

[@williambolin177]

Being the only child of divorced parents in the 80’s , music was my best friend, love this channel🤟

[@swanzettajohnson7882]

ME TOO 😎 👁️ MISS THE 80'S

[@michaelrochester48]

In August 1982 Frida released her song “there’s something going on” which was my absolutely favorite song of 1982. The Phil Collins drumming was absolutely stellar. And it made the top 20 and nearly the top 10!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a brilliant and spectacular song.

[@kdareport3252]

Have to agree, Michael. Not a big Abba fan at all but Frida and Phil hit this song outta the park

[@mdduckman]

LOVE THAT SONG!!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

The drumming is highly distinctive indeed but the melody is not that strong. It is certainly a catchy song but lacks that sometimes indefinable something necessary for a song to cut through and rise up the charts. Neither Frida or Agnetha Faltskog had success in Britain post Abba even though they made some good music, especially Agnetha.

[@michaelrochester48]

@@eightiesmusic1984 What is ironic is that her song did much better than many of the ABBA songs, in fact, although it was not in the top 10 it was the 20th biggest American hit of 1982 which is more for the sustained time on the charts.

[@glenrosarian2352]

Compared to today's hits? What, we actually have hits today? Calling today's music hits is a stretch. And you're right-- early 1980's videos are awesome. I love 1982!!

[@frankmcnally2292]

1982! The year I graduated High School! Great memories and thank you for the tribute to this incredible year!

[@svensshed1564]

This has been my favourite episode ever. I was 15 in 82 and these songs all meant something to me. Thank you for doing this

[@DistractedDaisy]

We’re the same age and I feel exactly the same! 🫠

[@leona2222]

Me too

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Me too! Lol

[@koolchem6653]

I remember when Eye of the Tiger came out, my friend had a small battery-operated boom box. He put in Eye of the Tiger and blasted it while we rode our bikes around the neighborhood thinking we were soooo coooool, lol. '82 was a great year for music!

[@Mr96tears]

Other than 1966, 1982 has been my favorite year for music. It’s unbelievable how many great tunes came out that year. I was 5 years old in 1982 and discovering my love for music through watching MTV, American Bandstand, Boomboxes blasting in the neighborhood, and listening to 45’s on my Fisher Price record player. A few other tunes I enjoy from 1982 are “Southern Cross” by Crosby Stills And Nash, “Only Time Will Tell” by Asia, “Who Can It Be Now” by Men At Work, “Trouble” by Lindsey Buckingham, “Do You Believe In Love” by Huey Lewis And The News, “Young Turks” by Rod Stewart, “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police, “Steppin’ Out” by Joe Jackson, “Private Eyes” by Hall And Oates, and the Thriller And Toto IV album coming out that year among others. It’s quite mind boggling how many memorable songs came out in just 1982. Pretty much from ‘81 to ‘87 was the most memorable era for pop music. Love your channel, man! Rock on my friend.

[@markadams7046]

I loved many of those songs and the videos for them, but I think MTV, in the long run, made music less creative, as more emphasis began to be put on appearance rather than on the actual music. That and maybe the world becoming so interconnected with the same music, that it has become more difficult to find new original sounds. There is something to be said in favor of some music developing in isolation.

[@mdduckman]

You are so right - those songs you listed are CLASSICS. I especially love Do You Believe in Love, as well as Young Turks and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Steppin Out. And the entire Men at work Debut album. And Hall and Oates - what more you can you say. It's all freakin' BRILLIANT stuff...I was 12 that year and I remember it like it was yesterday. Having MTV debut the year earlier, these songs really became ingrained in me and really hold a special place in my heart.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great songs!

[@tonedune3456]

Agree the music from when I was v young. It defined that era

[@russellseilhamer4552]

You just described the 6 year old me back in 1982❤️

[@rogertemple7193]

I graduated from high school in 1983 and I remember all of these classics especially from the Original MTV and VH1 these really bring back the memories Thanks Prof.🎵🎶🎼🎸🎸🎤🎹🥁🎼🎶🎵

[@cherylb5680]

I was 24 in '82 and it was a great time musically. There was a genre for everyone pop, rock, funk, new wave, synth-pop and I loved it all!!! ❤️

[@brianmallen8887]

I was 22, working in a restaurant in Santa Monica. I missed the 70's music, but gotta admit the synth 80's was strong. Especially "Tainted Love." It was kinda ironic how deeply affected by " love gone wrong" tunes affect you when you're living it. Loving music with detachment just ain't the same.

[@zitabraun1176]

I got married in 83. I was 26 in 82. It was a good year for me.

[@jennyjenny4501]

I’m overdosing on nostalgia this morning! The 80’s were the best!

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Best decade ever!

[@taowaycamino4891]

No matter how much we fight against it or think that OUR decade and OUR music was the best, the reality is that for each generation the music or top 10 of their own era or decade, where they grew up, will always be remembered by them with great nostalgia, and will always be for them, their favorite music, era, or decade because it was the music or times that moved their life experience and emotions the most. It's useless to fight against that reality and try to convince people of a different decade or generation that OUR music, decade, or top 10s are the best when all their emotions, life experiences, and spirit are against such a notion(even if on the surface they tell you that they agree with you that your music or decade is the best). The only way you could convince someone of a different era that your music or decade is the best is if those people you are trying to convince grew up listening to your kind of music during their own favorite decade or era.

[@jennyjenny4501]

@Felix Rodriguez no way. The 80’s were the best!

[@taowaycamino4891]

@@jennyjenny4501 My point exactly.

[@daveyakley6318]

1982 is one of my favorite years for music! Some other greats that come to mind, Harden My Heart by Quarterflash, Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar, and I know There's Something Going On by Frida! What a year! What a decade for pop music!

[@alondathomas293]

Also liked We Got The Beat by the Go-Gos, Limelight by Rush, Breaking Us In Two by Joe Jackson, and I Can't Go For That by Hall & Oates. Surprised that one wasn't mentioned because it was a huge hit---just like Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band, which was just as huge a hit.

[@catsnfashion80s]

Yeah! 🎶

[@Yucchhii]

Actually the 60s should be included. I agree with the 70s and partially agree with the 80s only because RAP started I'm the mid 80s

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Omg! That was the 1st concert I ever went to! I was 14 years old and I saw the Steve miller band... Abracadabra was a big song at that point time... what a concert!!! I remember they televised that concert too!

[@robbiereilly]

There is something about 1982 that really clicked. For a shock, look up all the movies that came out in '82. You won't believe your eyes. The variety and iconic movies released in that one year is mind blowing.

[@fakenorwegian4743]

Heat of The Moment always brings back a lot of memories of the long hot California summers of my childhood. Hearing it again just now makes me realize how much it sounds like the hair metal that was to come in a few years down the line.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s such a great song. I cannot believe it came out in 1982, it sounds like it’s younger than 40!

[@markadams7046]

In 1990, I once requested a radio classic rock station in the late-night hours to play Asia's Heat of The Moment, but the DJ said that he liked the song but wasn't allowed to play anything with a "hairy" guitar (whatever that meant).

[@fakenorwegian4743]

@@markadams7046 Ha!!

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

This is the biggest hit of Asia and despite scoring other hits, do they count as a one hit wonder?

[@weatheredseeker]

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[@stephenmesser4196]

"Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars."

[@Edward-bd8iy]

"....And keep your radio tuned right where it is."

[@JaniceMorgan-on1kx]

The year I graduated High School. Love the 80’s. So much good music: Journey, Foreigner, Lover Boy…I could go on and on!

[@geoffstrickler]

Eye of the Tiger is so memorable that I can still still hear the intro despite not hearing it for a decade or more. When you played the first couple measures, I just continued it on my air guitar.

[@cylonred8902]

Juice Newton was GREAT - like Eddie Rabbit. First 2 Asia albums are utter greatness. I LOVE Asia - original lineup.

[@williammitchell4417]

Here's some coolness. I got to see Juice Newton at the Mets Sports Center ( Now known as Mall of America's parking lot.) Then I got to see Eddie Rabbit at the Minnesota State Fair.

[@chickier8699]

In 1982 I was 16 and heavy into roller skating. Tainted love and let it whip were always played at the rink. That was also the year we drove from Pennsylvania to Disney world in Florida for our family vacation. Eye of the Tiger was everywhere on the radio!! Great memories!

[@Elgatovolar]

I was 16 too and remember my 1982 summer Disney trip with Eye of the Tiger playing too! Glad I wasn’t alone with that memory lol

[@chickier8699]

@@Elgatovolar That is so cool!

[@KitKat-lp1dw]

18 years old in 1982, graduated High School and had a baby girl. All these songs were so special. What a great time to be alive.

[@michaelw24401]

Random observation: I used to love finding the new song I wanted to add to my collection on 45 with a glossy picture sleeve. Wasn't that the perfect format for a teenager? Go into a store with a dollar and change in your pocket and walk out with a vinyl disc and cool picture you would be enjoying for years. Great time to be alive.

[@deanrobert9953]

The Redux are my favorite episodes! Brilliant. That early 80s era was all over the place... and the early British synth sounded like it dropped from another planet. So great!

[@dranet47]

Agree. But they make me cry! Knowing how bad music has become.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I am infatuated with otherworldly 80s synthpop.

[@maxxsrv10]

I graduated from high school in 1982 and this was a fun trip down memory lane! Each song is a gem!

[@ginalombardo7322]

1982- I was 10 years old then and my family took me to see E.T. And this music was so great, and still is! Good times.

[@LoraleiLady]

I saw Til Tuesday when they opened for Rick Springfield. I attended this concert solely for Aimee Mann and Til Tuesday. It was a really hard time in my life and this song played a big role in helping me Find my voice and stand up in the face of abuse.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

Spotify has a Hits of 1982 playlist and its crammed with beauties. I play it in my shop/deli, and it gets everyone who walks in singing, dancing, and discussing memories of bygone times.

[@shibolinemress8913]

My favourite memory of Hurts So Good is my gym coach from college. That semester my gym class was at 8 a.m. Most of the poor souls who dragged themselves out of bed to get there were barely coherent. The coach lived in town and jogged up to campus every morning. He would always burst into the gym singing "Hurts So Good" and we would groan and grimace! 😁 I would dedicate the song to him, but sadly I've forgotten his name 😥.

[@nativetiger1]

Being a UK 70s baby who started buying and appreciating music in the early 80s I appreciate the time you put into these videos. Keep up the good work fella. Respect from this Brit 👍🏻

[@RodCornholio]

1982 may not have been my favorite year, personal or musically, but almost all of those songs bring back memories.

[@woodrowoption]

Rosanna was my first favorite radio song. I was 6 and sang the name over and over again. My mom bought me a children’s drum set. Because of that song, I began going through my parents’ records and 8 tracks (especially Beatles) - my intense love of music began! Thank you TOTO!

[@annafilippone5896]

My kids agree that their generation’s music is unremarkable.

[@_Urahara_Kisuke_]

I'm so blessed and grateful to have grown up in the 80s. The movies, the music, the colours.... ❤

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I wish I went back to 1982! The Human League, Soft Cell, Toto! Man, these were some really good songs. I have an art teacher at my school who was born this very same week and I showed her “Rosanna” and told her it was one of my favorite songs of the early 80s because of the instrumental and the way it ends. It’s an 80s classic for sure!

[@RBS_]

....NOT to be a 'David Downer' Lady Lily, but we had problems during those times; SIDS (soon to be called AIDS) was spreadin FAST, Republicans were in office, shady Oil businesses were making the rich RICHER....It was Movies & Music that was ESCAPE... ....BUT! ...since it was still GOOD Music, it's help up better than the actual 'time', as it were.....yet, I'd go back in a New York Minute.....

[@ponzo1967]

Toto was a really good band. Jeff Pacaro the drummer and Steve Lukather the guitar player were so profient at an early age it's amazing. They wrote some great song too.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@RBS_ Meanwhile in the UK Thatcherism was busy destroying the fabric of society. To this day it has not recovered. She went to war with anyone who stood in her way; Argentina in the Falklands ( should have negotiated it away to avoid bloodshed), the miners ( the enemy within as she dubbed them) and communism in the Cold War ( communism was dreadful though Reagan's evil empire speech in 1983 did not exactly calm tensions). High unemployment and inflation dominated the eighties. Music was escape, that is true. A lot of the creativity of the decade was fuelled by a sense that the world might end in nuclear war, and unemployment which meant bands started up aided by dole money while allegedly looking for work. The legacy of Thatcher over here and Reagan in the US is still with us today in the long hangover from the excesses they unleashed.

[@MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Me too! The best year of music IMO.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@ponzo1967 David Paich too. The Toto guys are the best musicians I have ever seen, period!

[@hbofbyu1]

I loved Juice Newton. Best line - "I'll be back when I calm my fears, so I'll see you around in a thousand years"

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great one!

[@gregorypetersen1181]

Love your channel, mixed emotions full of nostalgia with a big dose of melancholy. I long for the 80s......

[@ProfessorofRock]

So do I my friend. So do I.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too! I never lived it but I believe in time travel, I do!

[@taowaycamino4891]

No matter how much we fight against it or think that OUR decade and OUR music was the best, the reality is that for each generation the music or top 10 of their own era or decade, where they grew up, will always be remembered by them with great nostalgia, and will always be for them, their favorite music, era, or decade because it was the music or times that moved their life experience and emotions the most. It's useless to fight against that reality and try to convince people of a different decade or generation that OUR music, decade, or top 10s are the best when all their emotions, life experiences, and spirit are against such a notion(even if on the surface they tell you that they agree with you that your music or decade is the best). The only way you could convince someone of a different era that your music or decade is the best is if those people you are trying to convince grew up listening to your kind of music during their own favorite decade or era.

[@tomestep8095]

Eye of the Tiger is on my daughter's bucket list. She wants to find some random person jogging, ride up behind them on a bike, and blast Eye of the Tiger on an 80s style boom box behind them.

[@wesleywashington1251]

Sounds like a menace

[@scotabot7826]

Anyone who grew up/experienced the 1980's music scene had no idea what was actually going on. We all took it for granted because it was so normal. Every music genre was producing major hits that were all played on the same great radio stations. It was a magic time in the history of popular music that will never be repeated again. I'm so glad I became of age in the early 1980's. It was a magic time in millions of peoples lives!! Thanks Professor!!

[@brendah.6366]

I had just turned 19. 1 year out of high school!!! What a great time in my life!!!💖💖💖

[@thekevindeucey]

Darn, you ARE old lol Jk, keep rockin' it, sister! 🤘

[@ProfessorofRock]

What a time!

[@RBS_]

..OY, YOY-YOY....I was a comic-book collectin', TV Dinner eatin', 45 collectin' 16 year Old, and I STILL remember EVERYTHING about the Summer of 1982....HALP! ....ha-HAAA!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I talked to a teacher at my school who was class of 1982 and she said she remembers when MTV first came out!

[@mikefisher2673]

I would turn 20 in a few days, some great songs on the radio made my life get through some hard times.

[@catherine6653]

I was 11 years old in 1982. I saw E.T. three times, once with my Mom and sister, the other times with friends. It is still one of my favorite 80s movies. Eye of the Tiger is such a great song! John Mellencamp is my favorite artist in this countdown. Here is a quote I like from his Rock and Roll acceptance speech, " The sword is a mighty weapon, but not as strong as the words in our songs."

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for the great quote Catherine!

[@MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Abracadabra, Super freak, More than this, Fantasy, Watcha gonna do when I'm gone, Pretty woman, I ran, No one like you, Who can it be now, Eye in the sky, Hold me, Young Turks, Keep the fire burning, Think I'm in love, Somebody's baby, Eyes of a stranger... and so many more. Beat that!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@MagicRoosterBluesBand So many great songs from that year.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@MagicRoosterBluesBand So many great songs from that year.

[@iam1982]

I too saw it in 1982 with my mum and sister. It was June 18, 1982, my last day of 5th grade, and we went scrambling to the theater to see Rocky III. But Rocky III doesn't exist without Eye of the Tiger. It's one of those rare songs that has so much impact both on the movie and outside the theater. Cheers!

[@lfd_eng9219]

Graduated HS back in '82...and the music was so dang awesome! Was one of the first of my classmates to appreciate Asia...such an awesome cassette...wore it out. Bought the album so I could make as many copies as I needed...wore about three or four more of them out (a couple were stolen by my friends as well). Just a great year to be young and without much responsibility. Keep it coming Professor...absolutely appreciated the comparisons you did at the end of video. I do not get today's "music"...probably the same thing my parents said about what I was listening. As Huey Lewis stated..."the more things change, the more they stay the same"...from his song "I Know What I Like" .

[@NikkiAnne422]

Oh gosh! TAINTED LOVE!! I was 9 years old and did ice skating at the time. I would ALWAYS play this song on the jukebox at the rink and choreograph routines to this song! And WHENEVER I hear it it takes me right back there! ❤️

[@MovieMakingMan]

It was early Saturday morning. I was getting ready for a 16 mile Reeking Regatta canoe race on Buffalo Bayou in Houston. I had my house doors wide open as I was mounting the canoe on my van. Eye of the Tiger was shaking the windows. Then three fellow racers showed up. They got pumped up with the music. My partner and I finished 16th in the race which is very good considering there were about 500 canoes racing. I’ll always remember that morning.

[@geoffstrickler]

Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” is just awesome. It holds up as well today as it did in 1982.

[@Dancestar1981]

And the movie The Breakfast Club used it

[@Dancestar1981]

Oh no that was Don’t You Forget About Me

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It‘s a pure classic.

[@szewei85]

Haha well said

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

Human League's, "Love Action," was a better song. Very indicative of the early 80s.

[@5150-for-music]

That is a GREAT top 10 from 1982. I remember all of them well. This is my favorite segment you do on the channel. I always look forward to next year you will pick! I grew up in the 80's so I have a bias towards those top 10 lists. Keep up the great work Professor!!

[@ronsorage78]

Mellencamp.. .so many hits that are still so damn good today.

[@colleenhurst4585]

The 80's were one of the best decades for music. The early 80s saw me through my high-school years and the late 80s took me through my club years! My kids grew up on 80s music and still enjoy it almost as much as me.

[@donnabell2284]

Thank you for this video. I love watching these videos to find out the back story's on some of the songs from most of my early life. I can't listen to anything that is considered "hits" these days, they all sound the same or repeat the same lines over and over again with not much variation.

[@randymahony8157]

This week in 82, this day in 82. I was given my beautiful first child, a daughter. Who gave birth to my first grandson on the same day of the month.

[@flavellinator]

Caught Up In You... a song I will never get tired of! Great list, always look forward to your countdown shows- they're pure gold

[@ProfessorofRock]

Glad you like them!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love 38 Special, man. They’ve got some awesomely catchy tunes.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

When I hear Caught Up In You, I am transported to my old house in Prairie Park. Good food was on the grill and the radio was playing the hits. I love Caught Up In You. What a rocker of a tune.🤘🎶🎸

[@rhodesm5990]

Your channel is awesome. I never miss an episode. The '80s were absolutely tops and yes, 1982 in particular, w/movies AND songs. Thx for your dedication, enthusiasm and dose of nostalgia!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for listening!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I mean, ET came out that June! It turned 40 last month!

[@TheWorldTeacher]

I watch EVERY episode, even when the song or the band is not to my liking.

[@jimmcdonald5448]

This is the first time watching your channel. I graduated in 77 and been into music since I was big enough to know what it was. I DJ'd for a bit in the 90's and always prided in myself for my knowledge of music. But just like when driving on the highway, there is always someone driving faster than you and here you have added more flavor to some of my favorite songs. You have my respect sir, well done. Thank you.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Same. Nicely put.

[@steveburns8635]

Eagles “Best Of My Love” takes me back to my Highschool days, in the very late 1970’s. I was SUCH a dork! One of the nicest, coolest, and most talented musicians I have ever known, for SOME reason, teamed up with me, and we formed a band. I was playing a version of “Hey Jude” on my guitar, utilizing the country “boom-chick. Boom-chick” rhythm, and he stopped me saying “Steve! Not EVERY song is a COUNTRY song.” He gave me his well worn copy of “Eagles Greatest Hits”, and said for me to go hone and practice strumming along to Best Of My Love”. Which I did. It opened my eyes! Since then, I have morphed into a competent rhythm guitar player, playing with many bands over the years. And it’s all thanks to my good friend Kurt, and Eagles “Best of my Love”

[@wsemmons2001]

Feeling seriously nostalgic after this episode! I turned ten that year, and I really liked a few of these songs. Back then, Soft Cell would've been my favorite from this list. Right now, I have Toto on repeat. The drums at the beginning 💣💥

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching and commenting Bill!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love Tainted Love and Rosanna!

[@wsemmons2001]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 me too, and Survivor!

[@vandergod]

July 1982. I was ready to start my senior year of High School. Good times, great music! Looking forward to seeing the chart from that time.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@vandergod My aunt was ready to start her senior year in the summer of 1982 too!

[@imjelo]

I was nearly 14 (born on the 22 of July) when these songs came out. Brings back memories of my teenage days in Nigeria. Remembered playing these song and some other mixes on the boom box we had. Ah...those were the days. Wish I had a time machine so that I could go back to the 80s. Come on nothing beats the song from the 80s. Thanks for the memories dude!!

[@smdias65]

I love all of these songs! "Let It Whip" especially reminds me of listening to the radio while I was chilling out at my dad's place in L.A. during the summer.

[@rommy143]

I miss Casey’s countdown on Sunday mornings. What a staple of the 80s and 90s!

[@randytessman6750]

I love this channel, being 53 I was 13 in 1980 so 80s was truly my decade ! Now that said I do have a bone to pick with the professor about todays music. Thou I agree that the top ten now isn't what it was in the 80s, so many mumbled lyrics and mashed cords. Now I have a different perspective then most people my age as am a single Dad raising three young woman (13,12,10). So I get a huge helping of the music that kids today are actually listening to and just starting to get those teenage years as well. I do find that there is some very good music still being made and a few young artists give me hope for the future as well. Don't let your longing for those teen years when music means the most to us and its impact on our lives is biggest, nostalgia lens warps our opinions.

[@_Urahara_Kisuke_]

Agree. There are some occasional bright sparks every now and then. I can list them but come to think of it, quite numerous to really list here. The awesome thing is, my 8 and 12 year old boys are now hooked onto music I listened to when I was their age! Tears for Fears, Michael Jackson, Toto, etc, and I'm into the music they listen to and loving them too!

[@zitabraun1176]

If you say so.

[@stevegallo8483]

You're absolutely right. There is no comparison between today's music and the music from the top 10 of 40 years ago. Absolute bangers in that top 10, and that shows how far music has fallen. It's hard to pick a favorite from that top 10, but it's between "Eye of the Tiger" and "Rosanna" for me. To this day, I still play air guitar when "Eye of the Tiger" comes on the radio.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

There is still great music out there today, but you just won’t find it in the top 40, that’s for sure.

[@m.nielsen9050]

I love how you show the human side of everyone you interview, the stories behind the songs, and how you elevate the songs I loved from the 80s to higher levels of appreciation. Thanks Professor!

[@manuelescobedo3546]

In the eighties if you want it to hear great music, all you had to do was turn on the radio.

[@ShanefromSydneyAustralia]

God your show is such a walk down memory lane. Here in Oz we got the movies but also most your shows too. 👍🇦🇺

[@malcolmbolton1473]

5.eye of the tiger,4.hurts so good,3.heat of the moment,2.roseanna & don't you want me my number one,1982 what a year,wow,cheers

[@Wonderboywonderings]

1982 also featured Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Secret of NIMH & TRON. What an utterly amazing year.

[@shawntague6985]

Love these 80s Top tens .. please give us more more more !!!!… Thanks Professor 🎸 🥁 🎙

[@greytmom2008]

My senior year in high school - my boyfriend’s song for me was “Caught Up in You.” When I hear it, I’m transported instantly back in time.

[@karidennis6154]

I was 8 years old in 1982 and my most vivid memory is of Don’t You Want Me Baby at the roller rink, tagging along after my teenaged aunt and her friends. I was never a particularly good skater, just not very coordinated, but i could do the loop around the rink without wiping out at least and i loved it. This song and its beat was perfect for rollerskating and i felt so grown up skating around with the teenagers. I was so envious about how effortless they made rollerskating look while the only way i could stop was to slow down and try to casually grab on to the sideboard on the way off (i got pretty good at that anyhow, lol). When i hear this song i am instantly back at the roller rink and i love it.

[@jcwheat71]

The memories of these songs are strong. I had an elementary school PE teacher that used to play nearly all of these songs, He had the singles. What a great time in music.

[@GoodieWhiteHat]

Roller skating to Eye of the Tiger and Night Owls are some of my best memories.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Love these redux episode! 82 what a fantastic year I would put this top ten against any top 10 of any year! I have a great memory of each one of them. Keep these coming they are fantastic!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

This top 10 is better than any trip hop song of my generation, period.

[@MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Abracadabra, Super freak, More than this, Fantasy, Watcha gonna do when I'm gone, Pretty woman, I ran, No one like you, Who can it be now, Eye in the sky, Hold me, Young Turks, Keep the fire burning, Think I'm in love, Somebody's baby, Eyes of a stranger... and so many more. Beat that!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@MagicRoosterBluesBand now that is a fantastic list! I had forgotten about Young Turks that was a great song from Rod

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 great music in 82 for sure!

[@dfgg21]

It's mesmerizing to watch and listen Steve and David speaks about Jeff in such devotion, that's what bandmate is all about. TOTO Rocks🤘🏻

[@sarahs5340]

My boyfriend (we are both Gen-X) was going for a job interview after some difficulties. I woke up on the morning of his interview and sent him, “Eye of the Tiger”. He loved it and got the job.